March 2019

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OECD sees global growth slowing as Europe weakens

14Mar '19

The global economy is slowing and major risks persist, with growth weakening much more than expected in Europe, according to the latest Interim Economic Outlook of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Economic prospects are now weaker in nearly all G20 countries than previously anticipated, the report covering all G20 economies, said.

The OECD projects that the global economy will grow by 3.3 per cent in 2019 and 3.4 per cent in 2020. Downward revisions from the November 2018 outlook are particularly significant for the euro area, notably Germany and Italy, as well as for the United Kingdom, Canada and Turkey.

Vulnerabilities stemming from China and the weakening European economy, combined with a slowdown in trade and global manufacturing, high policy uncertainty and risks in financial markets, could undermine strong and sustainable medium-term growth worldwide, it said.

The Outlook identifies the Chinese and European slowdown, as well as the weakening of global trade growth, as the principal factors weighing on the world economy. It underlines that further trade restrictions and policy uncertainty could bring additional adverse effects on global growth. While policy stimulus is expected to help offset weak trade developments in China, risks remain of a sharper slowdown that would hit global growth and trade prospects.

“A sharper slowdown in any of the major regions could derail activity worldwide, especially if it spills over to financial markets. Governments should intensify multilateral dialogue to limit risks and coordinate policy actions to avoid a further downturn,” Boone said.

The report calls on central banks to remain supportive, but stresses that monetary policy alone cannot resolve the downturn in Europe or improve the modest medium-term growth prospects.

A new coordinated fiscal stimulus in low-debt European countries, together with renewed structural reforms in all euro area countries would add momentum to a growth rebound, boost productivity and spur wage growth over the medium term, it added. (DS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India

The global economy is slowing and major risks persist, with growth weakening much more than expected in Europe, according to the latest Interim Economic Outlook of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Economic prospects are now weaker in nearly all G20 countries than previously anticipated, the report covering all G20 economies, said.

The OECD projects that the global economy will grow by 3.3 per cent in 2019 and 3.4 per cent in 2020. Downward revisions from the November 2018 outlook are particularly significant for the euro area, notably Germany and Italy, as well as for the United Kingdom, Canada and Turkey.

Vulnerabilities stemming from China and the weakening European economy, combined with a slowdown in trade and global manufacturing, high policy uncertainty and risks in financial markets, could undermine strong and sustainable medium-term growth worldwide, it said.

The Outlook identifies the Chinese and European slowdown, as well as the weakening of global trade growth, as the principal factors weighing on the world economy. It underlines that further trade restrictions and policy uncertainty could bring additional adverse effects on global growth. While policy stimulus is expected to help offset weak trade developments in China, risks remain of a sharper slowdown that would hit global growth and trade prospects.

“A sharper slowdown in any of the major regions could derail activity worldwide, especially if it spills over to financial markets. Governments should intensify multilateral dialogue to limit risks and coordinate policy actions to avoid a further downturn,” Boone said.

The report calls on central banks to remain supportive, but stresses that monetary policy alone cannot resolve the downturn in Europe or improve the modest medium-term growth prospects.

A new coordinated fiscal stimulus in low-debt European countries, together with renewed structural reforms in all euro area countries would add momentum to a growth rebound, boost productivity and spur wage growth over the medium term, it added. (DS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India

ShortDescThe global economy is slowing and major risks persist, with growth weakening much more than expected in Europe, according to the latest Interim Economic Outlook of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Economic prospects are now weaker in nearly all G20 countries than previously anticipated, the report covering all G20 economies, said.

The OECD projects that the global economy will grow by 3.3 per cent in 2019 and 3.4 per cent in 2020. Downward revisions from the November 2018 outlook are particularly significant for the euro area, notably Germany and Italy, as well as for the United Kingdom, Canada and Turkey.

Vulnerabilities stemming from China and the weakening European economy, combined with a slowdown in trade and global manufacturing, high policy uncertainty and risks in financial markets, could undermine strong and sustainable medium-term growth worldwide, it said.

The Outlook identifies the Chinese and European slowdown, as well as the weakening of global trade growth, as the principal factors weighing on the world economy. It underlines that further trade restrictions and policy uncertainty could bring additional adverse effects on global growth. While policy stimulus is expected to help offset weak trade developments in China, risks remain of a sharper slowdown that would hit global growth and trade prospects.

“A sharper slowdown in any of the major regions could derail activity worldwide, especially if it spills over to financial markets. Governments should intensify multilateral dialogue to limit risks and coordinate policy actions to avoid a further downturn,” Boone said.

The report calls on central banks to remain supportive, but stresses that monetary policy alone cannot resolve the downturn in Europe or improve the modest medium-term growth prospects.

A new coordinated fiscal stimulus in low-debt European countries, together with renewed structural reforms in all euro area countries would add momentum to a growth rebound, boost productivity and spur wage growth over the medium term, it added. (DS)

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